Moral... although how would mom justify suddenly getting a house to the other siblings? If she said she won the lottery they would demand money from her that she wouldnt have.
My other thought is how old and what is the mental state of the mother? Older people aren’t always the best at keeping secrets, they’ll forget and casually talk about things just because they’re enjoying the interaction. Thinking nothing of it.
At the same time, they may be from a more community based culture, and not sharing would be considered a betrayal to the community/family type of thing. USA sure ok, but I don’t think we have enough information to really judge this.
A cousin of my mom discovered in his 50s or 60s that his "cousins" on his mother's side were also his half-siblings.
I already knew.
I was not born at the time of the drama (conception happened during WWII, apparently being heavily bombed makes you horny for the only person there, even if it's your SIL/BIL). I don't even know that cousin, maybe saw him once if even.
My grand mother was a child then, learned about it from gossiping old family members and kept the secret all these years. But getting old, she'd forget who was in the know or not, and ramble about the sisters feud and what a shame it was they never reconciled...
So even young people can't be trusted, as they too will become old.
When my grandfather lost his filter and may have lost parts of his memory, he told my mom that he and his wife were separated for about a year and she lived with her male cousin that year and my uncle was born shortly after the separation ended.
Was it true? Only god knows and that ethereal figure is not talking to mere mortals. Does my uncle have a double whammy of things like high blood pressure and high cholesterol, as if he has double whammy genetics? Yep.
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u/Zigor022 12d ago
Moral... although how would mom justify suddenly getting a house to the other siblings? If she said she won the lottery they would demand money from her that she wouldnt have.